Tree holder



G. B. POWERS.

TREE HOLDER. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8. 1921. RENEWED JAN. 30,1922.

PatentedJuly 11, 1922.

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T all whom it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE B. POWERS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Superior, in the county of Douglas and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tree Holders, of which the following is a specification. This invention relates to tree holders and the object is to provide a neat, attractive and novel device for supporting Christmas trees, and to provide illuminated.means in connection therewith for displaying the words Merry Christmas or other suitable words or designs. The invention is fully described in the following specification and is disclosed in the accompanying drawings, in

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on the line 44 in F Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail sectional view Fig. 1 is an elevation of the device as set up and in use.

on the line 55. in Fig. 1.

Fig. 6 is a view showing the device in partly knocked down or folded position.'f. Referring to the drawings by reference v numerals 10 designates the back or main body member of the device, having a-hole 11 closed by a lid 12, pivotedat 13 Two end pieces 14, 15 are so hinged to the back 10 by ohinges 16 and 17, respectively, that they may fold against it as shown iii'Fig. 6.

A bottom p-iece 18, hinged as at l9,'-.is provided with two arms 20 which serve to hold the end pieces in open position. These members are provided at their'intersections with a socket 21, which is connected by flexible circuit wires 22, to a socket 23 secured on the back' of the member 10. The'lamp 8 is .placed in the socket 21 when the device is being used and the socket 23 'is then connected to a suitable source of electricity through the wires 24 (see Fig. 4). In Fig. 4 is also shown a hook25 which may be-used to hold the arms 20 down. When the device is not in use the bulb 8 and wires 24 are disconnected; the member 18 is-swung up and the arms 20 and socket 21 then assume the positions'shown in Fig. 6. The tree 9 rests in a recess 26 in the member 18, and extends up through a hole 27 in a cover 28, The cover Specification of Letters Patent.

new and desire to Patented July 11, 11922.

Application filed March 8, 1921, Serial-No. 450,698. 'Renewed January 1922. Serial No. 532,857.

28 is hinged at 29 to blocks 30 secured on the back 10, so that when the device is knocked down the cover will fold upon the parts 14, 15, 18 and 20. Each end, of the cover 28 is provided with a hinged section 31. These sections 31 rest in the positions as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 when the device is set up, but swing up, as shown in Fig. 6, so that they may be folded down with the cover when the latter is folded down. The tree 9 is'clamped in rigid position by two clamping members 32 and 33, the former of which is fixed and the latter of which is pivoted at 34 on the cover 28 adjacent the hole 27. These members 32, 33 are provided with brackets 35 which are connected by a bolt 36, so that when the nut 37 is tightened the tree 9 will be clamped by the members or clamps 32, 33.

The cover 28 and the end pieces 14 and 15 are provided with keepers 38, up into which is slid an opaque- "card 7 having suitable transparent or translucent words or designs 4:0, as shown in Fig. 1. The cover 12"prevents the light from the bulb 8 from shining through the hole 11, and is swung to one side only when the device is folded up so as to allow room for' the socket 21.

It is understood that various suitable modifications may be made in the form and structure of this invention if such modifica-' tlons come within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

'aving now thereforefully shown and described my invention, what I claim to be protect by Letters Patent 1s:

1. In a device of the class dbscribecL-a 1 back, a base member having a recess therein hingedly secured to the back, a top piece hingedly secured to the back said top piece having an aperture directly above the recess in the base member, and means for clamping a tree trunk in rigid position in said recess and aperture.

2. In a device of the class described, a

back having a hole therein, a base member hingedly secured to the back, a socket on saidbase member adapted to be folded into said hole, and means for supporting a tree on said base member.

3. A device of the class described consisting of a back member, end members hin edly secured to the back and adapted to foId thereupon, a'base member hingedly secured on 11? 929 @9 fold upwardly thereupon, and

- a top piece hingedly secured to the back to fold down upon said base and end-members, said top and base members having apertures in which may be supported a tree trunk.

4.-A device of the class described consisting of a back member, end members hingedly secured to the back and adapted to fold thereupon, a base member hingedly secured on the back to fold upwardly thereupon, arms on said base member adapted to hold the end members open, and a top piece hingedly secured to the back to fold down upon said base and end members, said top and base members having apertures in which may be supported a tree trunk.

5. A device of the class described consisting of a back member, end members hingedly securedto the back and adapted to fold thereupon, a base member hingedly secured onthe back to fold upwardly thereupon, and

atop piece'consisting of a number of hing- I edly connected sections hingedly secured to the back to fold down upon said base and end members, said top and base members having apertures in which may be supported a tree trunk.

6. A device of the class described consisting of a back member, end members hingedly secured to the back and adapted to fold thereupon, a base member hingedly secured on the back to fold upwardly thereupon, a

top piece hingedly secured to the .back to fold down upon said base and end members, said top and base members having apertures in which may be supported a tree trunk, and clamping means for rigidly securing the tree in said apertures.

I In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

GEO. B. POWERS. 

